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This how to video from Fieldcraft Survival is all about knot tying. Kevin Estela breaks down the basics of how to practice and learn common knots. These knots have a wide range of uses from hunting to camping and basic survival skills. Learn how to make a knot as strong as possible. The post How to Tie Knots – MOST USEFUL knots for HUNTING with Fie

The grizzly topic never seems to die down out here and this article shows the polarizing impact apex predators can have on a local community and state. There are a lot of dynamics that come into play when wildlife, people, and politics butt heads. I’m curious to know your thoughts on this one…lots of “he said, she said” going on.  What say you? ART

And so it begins, Charles “Carl” Mock is officially 2021’s first negative encounter with a grizzly bear in Yellowstone country. If it feels a little early for conflict with the grizzled bruins, well historically it is, as most negative encounters take place in late summer and into the fall when bears are looking to put on the fat for their long win

Having trouble drawing an antelope tag? There may be no help in sight. On April 15th the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced a substantial reduction in the antelope tag quota for the upcoming draw and 2021 hunting season. The total proposed reduction will amount to 3,650 buck antelope licenses and 5,775 doe/fawn licenses. Based on last year’

This Eastmans’ review features In-Rut Rifles custom built Full Curl rifle chambered in 6.5 PRC. Hunter Scott Reekers tests the accuracy of this rifle straight out of the box at 1000 yards! Then Scott sits down with Mark Lembke the owner of In-Rut Rifles. Mark is all about precision and accuracy. He personally shoots and sights-in every rifle built

If you have been patiently waiting for that tag of a lifetime, don’t get your hopes up. There is little question that we are living in a different world than we got accustomed to only 18 months ago. One area that has continued to change drastically in the past year is the demand for big game hunting tags and licenses throughout the western half of

How to tune your bow for hunting broadheads, the easy way! No paper tuning required in this how to tune your bow video. Eastmans’ Hunting Journals Dan Pickar breaks down his method for tuning your new bow for broadhead accuracy in less than 30 minutes.   Products featured in video: Bow – Mathews V3 (31″) – https://www.mathewsinc.com/product/v3-31/

    Let’s face it, grizzly bear management is a hot topic. Because it is a hot topic the biggest challenge is piecing together ALL the facts to make solid recommendations. Well, it seems that Wyoming Game and Fish is at odds with the US Fish And Wildlife Service on management plans for the apex predators.  According to the USFWS Five-Year Status Re

Both the Wyoming House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to reduce the legal age to hunt big game in Wyoming to 11 if the youth in question will turn 12 before the end of the calendar year in which the hunt occurs. For example, if one of my children wanted to hunt antelope in 2021 but wasn’t going to turn 12 until after the season ended, say in late

More good news this week on the wildlife management front! The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) partnered with the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) to support MDF’s Migration Corridor and Winter Range Initiative, to the tune of $395,000.  The grant will also “be matched by $756,000 to implement habitat projects that focus on big game migration

Go public land bow hunting spot and stalk style for antelope in Wyoming on this web episode of Eastmans’ Hunting TV. Dan Pickar scours the open country for a record book quality pronghorn antelope buck.   The post UNBELIEVABLE spot and stalk bow hunt for antelope appeared first on Eastmans' Official Blog | Mule Deer, Antelope, Elk Hunting and Bowhu

2020 and Covid 19 saw hunting participation increase by a significant percentage. While the woods, mountains and plains were more crowded last fall that’s good news for the future of hunting. IF we can hold onto those new recruits.  Sure, tags are harder to draw and yes, there are strangers camped in “your” spot or glassing “your” ridge but that’s

Another Wild Turkey season is off and running this morning. Collin Cottrell came down last night and this morning went to the Condo area to bowhunt wild turkeys. I waited in the woods west of my house. There is a nearby pond tucked into the tall trees on my neighbor’s property. I can’t hunt on his place but I have called the pond gobblers over to m

Mike Glover sits down with Ike Eastman and Scott Reekers from Eastmans’ Hunting Journal to talk about wildlife conservation. Ike discusses where and how Eastmans’ Hunting Journal got started in 1987. They also talk about their experiences in hunting and how they compare to today, in terms of how social media has changed how the general public views

We are one week from Colorado’s deadline for all species. For many this is THE state that has been an investment for years, especially for mule deer. Hold your excitement though, there may be a few things to remember that are happening in the fine state of Colorado.  First and foremost is the massive date changes that have been implemented for hunt